Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Location ActivityGoogle Earth Content
1. Zelazowa Wola, Poland View picture of Chopin's birthplace Image overlay of Chopin's place of birth/ Wikipedia article link.
2. Warsaw, PolandGo to Wikipedia article and list on worksheet some of the pieces that Chopin composed as a child in Warsaw.When Chopin was 7 months old his family moved to Warsaw where Chopin wrote his first compositions and attended the Warsaw conservatory.
3. ViennaListen to Revolutionary Etude and write a possible interpretation of what the piece means.While in Vienna Chopin realized the beauty of Poland and wrote this piece in response to a Polish revolution against Russia that was crushed.
4.Paris, FranceUsing the ruler write down the distance from Warsaw to Paris.Chopin moved to Paris in 1830, where he achieve fame and taught many affluent piano students. Chopin died in Paris on October 17, 1849.
Details of image overlay / path / polygon:Both image overlays and polygons will be used in my virtual tour.

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